Guyanese general election, 1980

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General elections were held in Guyana on 15 December 1980.[1] The result was a victory for the People's National Congress, which won 41 of the 53 seats. However, the PNC's victory was the result of fraud as the government had direct control of the elections.[2] Voter turnout was 82.3%.[1]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/-
People's National Congress312,98877.741+4
People's Progressive Party78,41419.510-4
United Force11,6122.920
Invalid/blank votes3,251
Total406,265100530
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p363 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p355-359